Chapter 1183: Neos VS Hope

Hope was summoned to the field. Astral said directly: "Then, let's do it your way. Fly high, Yuma."

"Alright!"

Yuma was clearly fired up the moment he heard that.

"Let's go, straight to the Battle Phase!

No. 39 Utopia, attack 'Elemental HERO Neos'!"

Utopia's wings of light unfurled, and his entire body seemed to begin glowing. He gripped the hilt of his sword, and light particles from all directions converged onto the blade he held aloft. The golden-white stream of light seemed to transform into the will of hope, slashing through the air and turning into two crescent-shaped blades of light, dragging a torrent of starlight behind them.

Hope Sword Slash!

Neos naturally wouldn't be outdone. The azure crystal on his chest burst with energy, instantly enveloping his entire body. The incandescent light converged on his hand, condensing into a ball of light that he hurled straight at the Hope Sword Slash.

The golden blade and the incandescent light ball collided in mid-air, deadlocked for about a few seconds, seemingly evenly matched. Then, both attacks broke through the other's resistance simultaneously. The Hope Sword Slash slashed directly onto Neos's shoulder, while Neos's light ball struck Utopia square in the chest.

Boom! Boom!

With two explosive sounds, both sides were swallowed by the smoke and fire of the explosion.

Sho Marufuji: "Mutual destruction?"

"No," Misawa said, "These monsters called 'Numbers' have the property of being invincible. I'm afraid it's..."

Sure enough, when the smoke cleared, Neos had already disappeared, but Utopia still stood in place, as steady as a mountain.

"Success!" Yuma said, "Numbers cannot be destroyed in battle by monsters other than Numbers, so sorry about that. Although our monsters have the same ATK, it seems Utopia has the upper hand."

Astral said: "We still have Gogogo Golem that hasn't attacked."

"Right!" Yuma struck while the iron was hot, "Then let's continue with Gogogo Golem..."

But before he could finish, Jaden interrupted his spellcasting: "Activate face-down card, Trap Card 'Neos Space Road'!

This card can be activated when 'Elemental HERO Neos' is destroyed by battle. End the Battle Phase. After that, draw 1 card from your Deck."

Although Neos had been destroyed, his phantom flashed across the field, forming a faint, transparent barrier in front of Jaden.

"Oh, you blocked my further attack," Yuma said.

"Although it's a pity that Neos lost to Utopia, I didn't intend to just keep taking hits either," Jaden said, "And I draw one card from my Deck!"

As he spoke, he drew the card and added it to his hand.

Yuma: "Then I'll set two cards face-down, turn end."

Jaden: "My turn, draw."

As he spoke, he raised his Duel Disk, and the phantom of a Spell Card floated out from the Graveyard zone.

"The Spell Card 'TakeOver5' activated last turn. If this card is in the Graveyard during the Standby Phase, banish this card and a card with the same name from your Deck to draw one card from your Deck."

Jaden drew again. Trap draw last turn, normal draw this turn, plus the Spell effect draw—his hand was replenished in one go.

"Then I activate the Spell Card 'Silent Dead'!" Jaden said, "This card can Special Summon a Normal Monster from the Graveyard to the field in face-up Defense Position.

I revive 'Elemental HERO Neos' from the Graveyard!"

The vortex in the Graveyard opened again, and Neos, who had just left the field and hadn't had a chance to catch his breath, was back on the field, entering overtime mode.

【Elemental HERO Neos, DEF 2000】 Yuma: "Wow, back so soon?"

Astral: "It seems this monster is likely his tactical core."

"Well, but it's in Defense Position," Yuma said, "And it's a Normal Monster with no effects, it can only serve as a wall..."

"A wall? That's not necessarily true," Jaden smiled and shook a card in his hand, "Next, I Normal Summon 'Neo-Spacian Grand Mole'!"

A silver drill broke through the ground, and a yellow-haired mole emerged, topped with that spinning drill. The drill split open to the sides, revealing a head that was somewhat cute and completely inconsistent with its brutal ability.

【Neo-Spacian Grand Mole, ATK 900】

"It's here, Big Brother's Grand Mole!" Sho Marufuji said, "With this, there's nothing to fear from the Number's resistance."

The invincible Neo-Spacian Grand Mole can return both battling monsters to the hand without damage calculation. In Jaden's view, this was also a good way to break through the unique destruction resistance of "Numbers."

Since you can't defeat it, just bounce it back.

But of course, this trick works on ordinary Numbers, but in fact, it's useless against Utopia.

Utopia's effect is that when either player's monster declares an attack, by detaching one Xyz Material, that attack can be negated. This effect is not once per turn, and Utopia has a total of two Xyz Materials, so it can be used at most twice.

As long as the attack is negated and the battle doesn't happen, even the invincible Mole Brother can't do anything to Utopia.

Jaden: "Next, I return 'Elemental HERO Neos' and 'Neo-Spacian Grand Mole' from the field to the Deck, Contact Fusion!"

Yuma: "Nani? Con... Contact Fusion?"

Of course, Fusion Summoning exists in the Xyz Dimension, but in this plane where Xyz has long been mainstream, Fusion has declined. There are already very few people using it, and even fewer variations. So, this was the first time the Emperor had seen this method.

At this moment, Neos and Grand Mole had both soared into the sky. In mid-air, the universe and the galaxy seemed to emerge. The two figures flew between the stars, their forms overlapping and merging into one, transforming into a brand-new posture under the intense radiance.

"Earth's power, pierce through intensely! Fusion Summon—

—Elemental HERO Grand Neos!!!"

Neos, transformed into his new posture, descended as if from the galaxy. He wore heavy armor, with a spinning electric drill on his hand, and his entire body constantly radiated transparent lightning.

【Elemental HERO Grand Neos, ATK 2500】

"He merged! He turned into a new form!" Yuma was very curious.

"It's not just the appearance that changed!" Jaden said, "Grand Neos's effect, once per turn, can directly return one monster on the field to its owner's hand!"

Yuma: "Nani!"

Astral: "So that's it. Being able to directly return a monster to the hand ignores the Number's destruction resistance. It really is a tricky ability."

Yuma wiped sweat: "You're really calm about this dire situation..."

Jaden: "Grand Neos's effect, Nebula Hole!

Return 'No. 39 Utopia' to the hand!"

Neos activated the drill on his hand, piercing through the air with one strike. A domineering piercing force blasted out across the space, agitating the air and tearing a transparent rift behind Utopia, intending to suck Utopia into it without question! ===== CHAPTER 1184 =====